"President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Premier Nobu-uke Kishi sign Pact in White House. MCU, Pres. Eisenhower making statement. MSs, Premier Kishi and Secretary of State Christian A. Herter signing. MS, Pres. Eisenhower and Premier Kishi shaking hands. -- Patrice Lumumba arrives at Leopoldville airport to attend Pan-African Conference. VS, riots between Congo troops and natives. Troops beat civilians with rifle butts. -- Congo leaders arrive at arena and take their places in stands. Natives do tribal dances. VS, Congo troops rout natives from their homes, beat and search them. Congo troops check natives at roadblock. VS, wounded natives. -- Pres. John F. Kennedy greets Pres. Kwame Nkrumah on arrival at airport. -- MSs, Col. Hobby being sworn into Army. Gen. George C. Marshall witness the ceremony. CU, Col. Hobby making short statement. LSs, MLSs, Col. Hobby speaking to first WACs to graduate from Officers Candidate School. -- President and Mrs. Kennedy greets Pres. Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia at airport."
National Archives Identifier: 28494
Listed as "Various newsreel scenes: US and Japan sign Security Pact ; Crisis in the Congo (silent) ; Republic of Congo riots follow fete hailing freedom (silent) ; President of Ghana comes to US, Washington, D.C. (silent) ; Col. Oveta C. Hobby of the WACS WW II (comp) ; President Kennedy greets President of Tunisia, Washington, D.C. (silent), 01/1961?"

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